The relational approach

A holistic response to behaviour

for Teachers, Social Workers, Learning Support assistants,, Youth, YOT, and Connexions workers, Case-workers, and anyone who would like to

• Do things differently with children who have stopped listening and who often reject help
• Work effectively with angry, frustrated or alienated children
• Turn around children and young people who are  at risk of failure
• Work successfully with damaged children
• Provide emotional healing

The course is aimed at skilled professionals who would like to validate and extend their practice as well as those who are struggling to manage people and situations

The Relational Approach

• A tried and tested approach which has proved successful with some of the most difficult children and young people
• Based on sound psychological principles which are easy to understand
• Dramatically improves relationships and reduces stress in professional settings
• Improves outcomes and resolves deadlocked situations

• Creates a platform for continuing professional development and better practice

Learn and practice

• A set of easy to learn language techniques which promote positive relationships with disaffected children
• and young people
• More effective techniques for managing 'the control problem'
• New ways to enable anxious and defensive children to co-operate voluntarily

• The four different modes of communication and how to interpret them

Develop a new understanding of

• The power of good relationships and how to nurture them
• How people express their feelings and needs and the opportunities this provides
• How to act non-coercively and enable positive motivations in children and young people

• Behaviour as a dialogue which over time tells a story - and how to make the story have a happy ending

This course will enable you to

• Gain a new and more effective perspective on behaviour and relationships   
• Promote and sustain co-operative outcomes in and out of the classroom    
• Strengthen your ability to hear others and respond effectively to 'hidden needs'   
• Become more effective in building excellent relationships
• Reduce stress and increase positive regard between adults and young people in where you work 

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